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CHARLES T. IIOLLOVVAY, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

HOSE-WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 596,776, dated January4, 1898.

Application filed October 16, 1897. Serial No. 655 ,36 '7. (No model.)

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Be it known that 1, CHARLES T. HOLLO'WAY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in HoseWagons, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in hosesvagons, the object of theinvention being to provide a wagon-body of improved construction thatwill ventilate the hose stored or carried in said body.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a side elevation of my improved wagon. Fig. 2 is aperspective view showing in section one side and the bottom of thewagon-body. Fig. 3 shows the construction of the roller. Fig. 4 shows adetail of the lattice-work of the sides.

The drawings show my improvements applied to a combination-wagon forcarrying hose and chemical tanks.

Each side of the body has a channel-iron longitudinal bar A, and thebottom of the body is made of boards g, secured on suitable cross-bars,(not shown,) which connect the two side bars, and an open crack or spaceh is left between the boards for water to drip through from wet hose andfor ventilation. On the top of the bar A is a suitable bar 1),preferably T-iron inverted. The top rail 0 of each side is also T-iron.The middle flanges d of the two T-irons project toward each other. Asuitable lattice-work e is attached by rivets f 011 the outer side ofthe middle flange cl of each T-iron, and this lattice-work closes thebody sides. This lattice work may be made of flat bars interwoven or ofwire or any preferred material to form openwork for ventilation. Withinthe body and adjoining the inner surface of the side walls I place aseries of vertical rollers I at short intervals. These rollers haveposition on the inner side of the middle flange d of the T- irons. Aspace equal to the thickness of said middle flange therefore separatesthe series of rollers from the open-work or ventilated wall e. Theobject of the series of rollers thus placed at short intervals-say,perhaps six to eight inches-*and extending along the length of theventilated wall is to keep the hose that are packed in the wagon-bodyfrom bearing directly in contact with said open wall. By this means thehose cannot cover or close the openings, and the means of ventilation isthus kept effective. A secondary function of the series of rollers alongthe side wall is to facilitate the placing in and taking out of thehose.

Each roller I oo mprises a vertical rod j, hav ing its ends secured tothe inner horizontal flange of the upper and lower T-irons b C,respectively. On the rod is a pipe in, loose, so as to revolve, and thepipe is covered with a sheathin g 1, of rubber or other suitablematerial. This makes a comparatively soft roller that will not injurethe hose.

On the outer side of the lattice-work a strip of moulding m is placedalong both the upper and lower T-irons. This molding is in contact withthe lattice -work and covers and hides the rivets f. Suitable brace-rodsn on the outer side give stability to the sides.

The other parts of the wagon do not require special mention. It will beseen that in the present instance provision is made for two chemicaltanks P on the forward part of the body and under the seat Q. The basketR for chemical hose and mounted above the body is removable.

Having thus described my invention, what I 2. A ventilated hose-Wagonbody having h open-work sides with a top and bottom rail; and a seriesof vertical rollers placed apart at short intervals along the innersurface of. said 5 sides with a space separating the rollers fromcontact with said sides.

3. In a ventilated hose-wagon body, the combination of a longitudinalupper and lower T-iron with the middle flange of the two T-ironsprojecting toward each other; an In testimony whereof I affix mysignature olgen-work or ventilated side wall secured on in the presenceof two Witnesses. t e outer side of said middle flan es; and a series ofvertical rollers placed apai't at int-er- CHARLES HOLLOW 5 vals alongthe inner surface of said side wall Witnesses:

and secured to the horizontal flanges of said R. Ross HOLLOWAY, T-irons.HARRY vW. HARMAN.

